Oil-can and funnel



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OIL CAN AND FUNNEL.

No. 589,659. I I Patented Sept. 7,1897.

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W'ILLIAM \V. KRAGK, OF LQUISVILLE, KLN'TUCKY.

OiL-CAN AND FUNNEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,659, datedSeptember '7, 1897.

Application filed September 15, 1896. Serial No. 605,905. (No model.) 7

To all Inherit it may concern.

Be it known that I, YVILLIAM V. KRACK, a

citizen of the United States, residin gat Lou isville, in the county ofJ efterson and State of Kentucky, have invented certainnew and usefulImprovements in Oil-Cans and Funnels, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in oil-cans andfunnels therefor, and has for its object to so construct an oil-can anda funnel as to greatly facilitate the filling of a can and at the sametime also facilitate the transfer of the oil from the can to anothervessel, and to provide for the retainment of the funnel with the can andthe closing of the mouth of the can by closing the spout of the funnelafter the latter has first been inverted and secured upon the top of thecan.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, its constructionand operation will nowbe described in detail, referring to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation made in accordance with my improvement, thefunnel being inverted thereon; Fig. 2, a central vertical sectionthereof; Fig. 3, a view similar to Fig. 2 and showing the funnel inposition for the filling of the can. Fig. 4: is an elevation of a funnelhaving three threaded sections; Fig. 5, a side elevation of the cap forclosing the can and funnel, and Fig. 6 a

slightly-modified shape of cap.

In the embodiment of my improvement as here shown, A represents the can,with which is formed the conical top B, the base of which is of smallerdiameter than the can, thereby leaving a flange 0 around the edgethereof, and around the outer edge of this flange is formed a ledge D,so as to prevent the overflow of small quantities of oil which may becaught by this flange, as will be hereinafter set forth.

The mouth of the can is threaded externally and internally, as indicatedat E, for

the reception of the two threaded sections F and G of the funnel H, theformer of which sections is adapted to engage the internal threads ofthe month, while the latter section G is arranged to'ru 11 upon theexternal threads of said mouth, by which arrangement the funnel may beeither held in the position shown in Fig. 3, when the can is to befilled, or itmay be turned and secured in the position shown in Figs. 1and 2. When the funnel is inverted and secured upon the top of the can,as just described, the mouth of the can is then closed by the screwingon of the cap I, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

A spout J is supported upon the flange and is for the usual purpose ofwithdrawing; the contents of the can, and from this flange also leadsthe drain-pipe K, so that the oil caught by the flange will be returnedto the can through this pipe, and it is preferable that the flan ge beslightly inclined in order that the oil caught thereby may be morereadily conveyed to the pipe K, and the ledge D may or may not belikewise inclined, as desired.

From this description it will be seen that when the can is to be lilledit is only necessary to remove the funnel from the position shown inFigs. 1 and 2 and secure it in the position shown in Fig. 3 by runningsection F into the mouth thereof, after which oil may be poured into thecan with great facility, since the funnel practically becomes a part ofsaid can and needs no support from the person pouring oil therein. Afterthe funnel has been thus used it may be again inverted and placed uponthe top of the can, as before described, and the residue of oil adheringthereto will gradually flow down the top of the can and be caught by theflange, from whence it will be drained from the top of the can. When aportion of the contents of the can is to be withdrawn and delivered toanother vessel, such as a lamp or smaller oilcan, the funnel may be thenutilized by removal from the top of the can, after which it may beplaced in the lamp or smaller can in the usual manner, so as tofacilitate the pouring of the oil through the spout J into said vessel.

It is to be noted that the tunnel practically forms a part of the can,and therefore is always in place when required for use, and may IOU beeither utilized for the filling of the can itself or another vessel.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a slight modification in which the funnel isprovided with three sections L, M, and N, all-of which are threadedinternally and externally, and by this arrangement it is made applicableto various-sized cans, as will be readily understood.

The advantages of my improvement are well recognized by both theretailers of oil and the users thereof, and the device greatlyfacilitates the handling of oil by these two classes of persons.

The cap, as shown in Fig. 6, may be tapered, in which case a like taperwould be formed on the section F for its reception, and this willfacilitate the insertion of the funnel in the mouth of the can.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful.is

1. An oil-can, having an internally and externall y threaded mouth incombination with a funnel having two threaded sections, one adapted tofit the internal, and the other the external threads of said mouth,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

is of less diameter than the diameter of the can, a flange connectingthe upper edge of the can with the lower edge of the top, a ledgeinclosing said flange, the drain-pipe leading from the flange to theinterior of the can, a mouth threaded externally and internally, afunnel whose spout is formed in sections of different diameters, eachsection being thread ed, and a cap for closing the spout of the funnelwhereby the mouth of the can is also closed, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

W'ILLIAM W. KRACK.

\Vitnesses:

Jos, H. ToBE, .T. F. loico'or.

